The Verb "be" in the Present

We use the verb "be" when we want to describe something. Practice:1. Write the correct form of the verb: A) The girl is happy.B) I am at school.C) The book is blue.D) My family is big.E) My friends are at the pool.F) The apples are red.G) Dan is tall.H) The cats are in the kitchen.I) My shirt is purple.J) I am a good student. 2. Match the beginning of the sentence to its end: Jenny is smart George and Mat are kind. My parents are at work. I am happy. The oranges are sweet. The candy is sweet. We can use the verb "be" in a short form: 3. Write the sentences again with the verb "be" in the short form:Don't forget to use a CAPITAL letter in the beginning of the sentence, ' and .example:Dan is tall. ⇨ Dan's tall. A) The dog is brown. ⇨ The dog's brown.B) I am bored. ⇨ I'm bored.C) The house is clean. ⇨ The house's clean. It's clean.D) They are tired. ⇨ They're tired.E) The notebook is yellow. ⇨ The notebook's yellow. It's yellow.F) We are happy to be here. ⇨ We're happy to be here.